Dr Gabriel M Ahlfeldt
	Lecturer in Urban Economics and Land Development London School of Economics and Political Science Department of Geography and Environment & SERCg.ahlfeldt [at] lse.ac.uk Department Profile LSE Experts Profile
Interests	New Urban Economics | New Economic Geography | Accessibility | Building Design Quality | Spatial Economics | Cultural & Media Geography | Economic History
Publications
Refereed Journals	G. Ahlfeldt: If Alonso Was Right: Residual Land Price, Accessibility and Urban Attraction, JOURNAL OF REGIONAL SCIENCE, forthcoming, [link] (discussion paper) G. Ahlfeldt (2009): Built Evironment as Determinant for Attractiveness of Location (Gebaute Umwelt als Determinante fuer Lageattraktivitaet: Der Einfluss gebietstypischer Bebauungsstruktur auf Grundstueckspreise in Berlin), DISP - THE PLANNING REVIEW, 179. [link] G. Ahlfeldt, W. Maennig, H. Scholz (in press): Erwartete externe Effekte und Wahlverhalten: Das Beispiel der Muenchner Allianz-Arena (Expected external effects and Voting: The Case of the Munich Allianz-Arena). JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS, forthcoming. G. Ahlfeldt, N. Wendland (2009): Looming stations: Valuing transport innovations in historical context. ECONOMICS LETTERS, 105(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2009.06.010. [link] (discussion paper) G. Ahlfeldt, A. Feddersen: Geography of a Sports Metropolis. Forthcoming in REGION ET DEVELOPPEMENT. [link] (discussion paper) G. Ahlfeldt, W. Maennig (in press): Substitutability and complementarity of urban amenities: External effects of built heritage in Berlin. Forthcoming in REAL ESTATE ECONOMICS. [link] (discussion paper) G. Ahlfeldt, W. Maennig (in press): Stadium Architecture and Urban Development from the Perspective of Urban Economics. Forthcoming in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF URBAN AND REGIONAL RESEARCH. (working paper available from the authors upon request). G. Ahlfeldt, W. Maennig (2009): Arenas, Arena Architecture and the Impact on Location Desirability: The Case of "Olympic Arenas" in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg, URBAN STUDIES, 46(7), 1343-1362. [link] (discussion paper) G. Ahlfeldt, N. Wendland (2008): The centrality was already there! The importance of public rail traffic for the creation of Berlin City West; (Die Zentralitaet war schon da! Die Bedeutung des oeffentlichen Schienennahverkehrs fuer die Entstehung der Berliner City West), DISP - THE PLANNING REVIEW, 174. [link] G. Ahlfeldt, W. Maennig (in press): Impact of Sports Arenas on Land Values: Evidence from Berlin. Forthcoming in THE ANNALS OF REGIONAL SCIENCE, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00168-008-0249-4. [link] (discussion paper)
Revise & Resubmit	G. Ahlfeldt, W. Maennig: Impact of non-smoking ordinances on hospitality revenues: The case of Germany [link] (JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS) G. Ahlfeldt: The Train has Left the Station: Do markets value intra-city access to inter-city rail connections? MPRA and SSRN. [link] (GERMAN ECONOMIC REVIEW, Revise & Resubmit) G. Ahlfeldt: Architektur, Oekonomie - Architekturoekonomie [link] (PERSPEKTIVEN DER WIRTSCHAFTSPOLITIK, Revise & Resubmit) G. Ahlfeldt, N. Wendland: Fifty Years of Urban Accessibility: The Impact of Urban Railway Network on the Land Gradient in Industrializing Berlin. KOF Working Paper, No. 208 and Hamburg Contemporary Economic Discussions, No 23. [link] (JOURNAL OF URBAN ECONOMICS, Revise & Resubmit)
Books, Book Sections & Reports	G. Ahlfeldt (in press): Stadtoekonomische Impulse durch Sport: Moeglichkeiten und Grenzen 13. Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises Sportoekonomie e.V. "Sport. Stadt. Oekonomik", 8. - 9. Mai 2009, Berlin, conference report, THE GERMAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE, forthcoming. G. Ahlfeldt (2008): Economic Geography and Architectural Economics: External Effects of Built Environment, Phd-Thesis. W. Maennig, G. Ahlfeldt (2008): Regionale und sektorale Geldpolitik - Erfahrungen der Bundesbank. In: in: Lubk, C., Mayer, A., Weber, L. (Eds.): Gesellschaft im Wandel. Aktuelle oekonomische Herausforderungen. Gabler. Wiesbaden. G. Ahlfeldt, W. Maennig (2008): Stadionarchitektur und Stadtentwicklung aus Stadtoekonomischer Perspektive. In: Klein, G., Loew, M. Maeuser, M. (Eds.): Bewegungsraum und Stadtkultur. Transcript. Bielefeld. G. Ahlfeldt (2006): Europa, Binnenmarkt und Liberalisierung: Eine kritische Wuerdigung der Europaeischen Wettbewerbspolitik. Tectum. Marburg.
Discussion Papers	G. Ahlfeldt: Blessing or Curse? Gentrification, appreciation and resistance within the Berlin 'Mediaspree' [link] G. Ahlfeldt, B. Franke, W. Maennig: Terrorism and the Regional and Religious Risk Perception of Foreigners: The case of German Tourists. Hamburg Contemporary Economic Discussions, No. 24. [link] G. Ahlfeldt, A. Feddersen: Determinants of Spatial Weights in Spatial Wage Equations: A Sensitivity Analysis. Hamburg Contemporary Economic Discussions, No. 22. [link] G. Ahlfeldt: A New Central Station for a Unified City. Predicting Impact on Property Prices for Urban Railway Network Extensions. [link] (working paper) G. Ahlfeldt, N. Wendland: Spatial Determinants of CBD Emergance: A Micro-Level Case Study on Berlin. MPRA and SSRN. [link] G. Ahlfeldt, W. Maennig: Assessing External Effects of City Airports: Land Values in Berlin, Hamburg Contemporary Economic Discussions, No. 11. [link]
Media
TV & Radio	TV documentation and interview on the subject of mainline realignment in Berlin (RBB "Abendschau", 2009-10-19) Radio interview on the subject of real estate price effects of railway network extensions (LIVE interview in RBB radioeins, "die schoene Woche", 2008-06-12)
Print	Bahnhof Zoo bleibt abgehAEngt (Der Tagesspiegel, 2009-10-20) Lange Wege zum Hauptbahnhof (Der Tagesspiegel and Der Tagesspiegel, 2009-10-19) Zeitaufwand druch Hauptbahnhof (BZ, 20209-10-19) Zu wenig oeffentliche Freizeitsportanlagen - Zentrum und einzelne Stadtteile unterversorgt (Hamburger Wochenspiegel, 2009-06-16) [link] U5 treibt Mieten in die Hoehe (Der Tagesspiegel, 2008-06-08) Tempelhof ist in - Nach dem Aus (Der Tagesspiegel,  2008-02-28)